Studio Rules

I have a little sign in my office. It says, quite simply: MY OFFICE MY RULES I bought it years…

“That Poor Girl”

Time now for another of my “cringe-worthy failures”. When I began learning to draw, I looked forward to the day…

I’m very pleased with how this painting — part of my 100-day creative adventure — came out. It is based…

John Dewey, philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, once coined the term collateral learning. He said on the subject: “Perhaps the…

It doesn’t look too bad. From five feet away, my winter scene painting actually looks like a river covered with…

The good news is that my watercolor techniques are improving — somewhat. Doing daily “watercolor warm-ups” is helpful. Practicing each…

Yes, folks, this is my promised rant about watercolor paper. Now that I’ve been playing around with my watercolors for…

I had a lot of fun in my studio this morning. I got out my oil paints again, grabbed a…

I’m going to say it straight out — I love this whimsical watercolor. I don’t care how long I live,…

Monday morning last week was not the best of mornings. It started off all right, but then I came down…

I learned an interesting fact today about horse-racing. Those markers you see along the track don’t tell how far the…

Every day when I check my email I have newsletters from artists and art businesses throughout the world. Most are…

My watercolor warm-up each morning is quite enjoyable. It’s become one of my favorite times of the day. I squiggle…

I had fun one evening while my husband worked on painting the walls of my studio. As he rolled paint,…

Recently I’ve been studying a bit about primitive art such as the paleolithic cave art of Spain and France, dating…

I don’t know if this painting is an improvement over my first still life orange or not, but it was…

Although this little practice painting isn’t much to brag about, it represents a big step forward for me with watercolors…

Before I recount my tale of woe and share the steps I took from hopeful start to disastrous finish of…

I had high hopes for this painting. I suppose that was my first big mistake. My second mistake, I think,…

A few weeks ago, I finally began setting up my new art studio following our move. It was exciting, yet…